---
name: "Elvish Herder"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Elf"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "247"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tom Fleming"
oracle_id: "7832b90a-23b9-448c-9019-8ee2e8dfab31"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elvish-herder-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elvish Herder
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{G}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defiant Elf](/printing/defiant-elf-lgn.md) — Creature — Elf
2. [Greenbelt Guardian](/printing/greenbelt-guardian-dft.md) — Creature — Elf Ranger
3. [Beast-Kin Ranger](/printing/beast-kin-ranger-fdn.md) — Creature — Elf Ranger
4. [Guardian of the Halls](/printing/guardian-of-the-halls-hob.md) — Creature — Elf Soldier
5. [Everglove Courier](/printing/everglove-courier-ons.md) — Creature — Elf
6. [Heedless One](/printing/heedless-one-dd1.md) — Creature — Elf Avatar

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #247
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tom Fleming
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`